IUCN status: Near Threatened
EPBC Predator Threat Rating: Very high
IUCN claim: “Predation by foxes and dogs”
A fox consumed part of a quoll, possibly scavenged, and remains of two additional quolls were found that had likely been scavanged or hunted (Körtner et al. 2003).
Dataset of tiger quoll and fox abundance across 8 sites does not show a negative correlation (Catling and Burt 1997). Körtner et al. (2003) found no effect of poison-baiting on quoll abundance and no effect on fox abundance at two sites, nor was a relationship reported between quoll and fox abundance.
No studies were found linking foxes to tiger quoll population trends.
Catling, P.C. and Burt, R.J., 1997. Studies of the ground-dwelling mammals of eucalypt forests in north-eastern New South Wales: the species, their abundance and distribution. Wildlife Research, 24(1), pp.1-19.
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions.
EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023
Körtner, G., Gresser, S. and Harden, B., 2003. Does fox baiting threaten the spotted-tailed quoll, Dasyurus maculatus?. Wildlife Research, 30(2), pp.111-118.